- Mar 8, 2014
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lately i started paying attention to anything other than my temps alone in MSI afterburner (probably a grave oversight for 5 years of using my pc, but i am completely self taught, so i had no idea), which i use to control my fans (otherwise my PC overheats because the fans don't come on correctly? which is a question for another day) and realized that very frequently is the power % getting to 99% when gaming.
i have a gtx 680 that's about 5 years old now that has always pumped out maximum graphics for me at 40-120fps, which is fine for me, but it wouldn't be outrageous for it to start dying at this point. i'm wondering if the power % is from that or the PSU, because if it's the PSU that's quite worrying considering i have an 800w cooler master that should run a little 680 with ease. it's also 5 years old, but i have another topic about that.
now that i've explained why i need the information, what's the power % mean in msi afterburner? psu usage, or gpu usage? i assume it's psu but i can't find any solid information right now to soothe my fears of actually drawing that much power from my psu.
i do NOT mean power limit %.
i have a gtx 680 that's about 5 years old now that has always pumped out maximum graphics for me at 40-120fps, which is fine for me, but it wouldn't be outrageous for it to start dying at this point. i'm wondering if the power % is from that or the PSU, because if it's the PSU that's quite worrying considering i have an 800w cooler master that should run a little 680 with ease. it's also 5 years old, but i have another topic about that.
now that i've explained why i need the information, what's the power % mean in msi afterburner? psu usage, or gpu usage? i assume it's psu but i can't find any solid information right now to soothe my fears of actually drawing that much power from my psu.
i do NOT mean power limit %.
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